Workers are still reeling from the most severe economic crisis. Feneal Uil is mobilizing and campaigning the Italian government to ensure that recovery programmes address workers needs. According to Antonio Correale the newly elected general secretary of Feneal Uil "There is a need to engage immediately in a tripartite dialogue in order to reinstate security in the country after the earthquake and to create work remembering the tragedies occurred in our beautiful but devastated country." Around 600 delegates and guests attended the event in Sicily Italy from 27 to 29 January 2010.

"Eight out of ten communes in our country are confronted to seismic risk or in precarious conditions. We need to put our energy for the 157 thousand jobs lost in the construction industry in 2009 only.", added Correale known as Tonino, the former national organising secretary of Feneal, who began working for the union movement in Naples during the difficult years of reconstruction after the earthquake.

"Feneal Uil is a strong and reliable member of our family and an example of an organisation that takes a pro-active position in many areas of union work such as in health and safety and professional training." said BWI Assistant General Secretary, Marion Hellmann, who addressed the congress on behalf of BWI.

Tonino Correale replaces Feneral Uil's former general secretary Giuseppe Moretti.